ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,608,734, issued on April 21, was assigned to PAYPAL INC. (San Jose, Calif.).

"System and method for network of personalized devices determining data for shopping predictions" was invented by Sumeet Ahuja (Milpitas, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided systems and methods for a network of personalized devices determining data for shopping predictions. A personalized device may include processing components for determining purchase predictions for one or more items to purchase on behalf of a user. The purchase predictions may be based on personality traits and other information that may indicate interests of the user. ...